BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Iowa, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs and  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Public Service Commission approves first new Wisconsin wind farm in 14 years The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted Thursday to approve the Badger Hollow Wind Energy Center, a 118 MW wind project in Iowa and Grant Counties. It's the first wind farm approved since 2011 and is a significant win for clean energy, local farmers, and Wisconsin communities. "The environmental, economic, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on Comey Indictment * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA -- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding the indictment of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey: "At the time of Comey's alleged false statements and obstruction, my colleagues and I had active investigations. If the facts and the evidenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests criminal alien serving as Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent; prior weapons charges and in possession of loaded handgun at time of arrest * DES MOINES, Iowa -- Today, ICE Des Moines arrested Ian Andre Roberts, a criminal illegal alien from Guyana in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed blade hunting knife. At t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IOWA VOTER: "Get Ready for Higher Electricity and Gas Prices" Thanks to Miller-Meeks and Nunn * Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn are facing blowback for voting to kill energy tax credits, jacking up energy prices and putting Iowa construction jobs at risk. In a new letter to the editor, an Iowa voter notes that ending the tax credits will " have a negative effect on worker more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks and Nunn Must Explain Why They Support Tariffs Hurting Soybean Farmers * Soybean farmers in Iowa and across the country face a worsening crisis as reckless tariffs are causing soybean sales to plummet, prices to drop, and farming equipment and fertilizer prices to increase - and Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn are doing nothing to solve the problem, instead rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Iowa's Rural Communities * DES MOINES, IA -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Don Davis (NC-01) today introduced the Revitalizing Rural Communities Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program to boost community development and job creation in rural Iowa and acro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Red Flags in Farm Economy * Q: What red flags are catching your attention in the U.S. farm economy? A: As a lifelong family farmer, I understand Iowa farm families weather the storms of cyclical markets and natural disasters. Managing risk is central to the job. As harvest season gets into full swing, I'm keeping a close eye on dark clouds looming on the horizon, inching too close to hom more PR